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PhonePe, India’s fastest growing payments platform, has entered into a partnership with Dream11, India’s biggest sports game.
As part of the association, PhonePe is live and first to offer direct UPI payments solution on the Dream11 platform.
The users will also be able to avail a 30 per cent cashback on three transactions up-to Rs 75 on using PhonePe as a payment option on the Dream11 app.
Commenting on the partnership, Ankit Gaur, Director – Online Business, PhonePe said, ”We are very excited to partner with Dream 11, the country’s biggest sports game. Over the last few years, Dream11 has seen phenomenal growth with a constantly growing user base.”
”The next few months will see some of the biggest cricket tournaments including the much-awaited World Cup 2019 and the Indian Premier League (IPL) among others. There will be huge interest in fantasy cricket on Dream11 during this period and with this association, we are hoping to create a more seamless and hassle-free experience for the users allowing them to pay using their preferred payment solution, PhonePe,” he added.
Commenting on the partnership, Bhavit Sheth, Co-Founder and COO of Dream11, said, ”We are happy to partner with PhonePe as it is a rapidly growing payment platform with over 150 million users. This partnership is in line with our commitment to provide trustworthy, hassle-free and multiple payment options, like UPI, for our users along with cashback benefits.”

Moments after CAG report on contentious Rafale combat aircraft deal
with France was tabled in Rajya Sabha, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley
welcomed the same tweeting ‘Satyameva Jayate” – the truth shall prevail”.
“The CAG Report on Rafale reaffirms the dictum,” he said.
Mr Jaitley is also the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha.
The much awaited CAG report on Rafale aircraft deal – which has been marred
by controversy and repeated charge of nepoitism – with France was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishan tabled the report titled ‘Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India – Air Force, Performance Audit on Capital Acquisition in Indian Air Force – Indian Government ( Defence Services)- Report No 3 of 2019’.
In another missive, Mr Jaitley – “The lies of ‘Mahajhootbandhan’ stand exposed by the CAG Report”.

A fire broke out in the National Capital’s Paschim Puri area in the small hours on Wednesday, reducing 250 shanties to ashes. Acting on an information received at 0115 hrs, 28 fire tenders were pressed into service to put out the inferno, a Fire department official told UNI.
A woman, who suffered burn injuries in the incident, was rushed to a nearby local hospital.

The fire was brought under control by 0315 hrs, the official added.
Prima facie, the cause of the fire was suspected to be short circuit.
The incident took place in Shaheed Bhagat Singh camp in Paschim Puri, a locality in Paschim Vihar area.

Nearly 50 per cent of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices.

Ahead of World Hearing Day on March 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued a new international standard for the manufacture and use of these devices, which include smartphones and audio players, to make them safer for listening.

“Given that we have the technological know-how to prevent hearing loss, it should not be the case that so many young people continue to damage their hearing while listening to music,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

“They must understand that once they lose their hearing, it won’t come back. This new WHO-ITU standard will do much to better safeguard these young consumers as they go about doing something they enjoy,” he said.

Over 5 per cent of the world’s population – or 466 million people – has disabling hearing loss (432 million adults and 34 million children); impacting on their quality of life. The majority live in low- and middle-income countries.

It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people – or 1 in every 10 people – will have disabling hearing loss. Hearing loss which is not addressed poses an annual global cost of US$ 750 billion. Overall, it is suggested that half of all cases of hearing loss can be prevented through public health measures.

The Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard recommends that personal audio devices include: “Sound allowance” function: software that tracks the level and duration of the user’s exposure to sound as a percentage used of a reference exposure.(UNI)

Hundreds of people came out in the streets defying curfew and clashed with security personnel as protests against the Citizenship Bill were getting violent.
To control the situation the government has banned internet services from Feb 12 to 16 and prohibitory orders were issued in Imphal for the second-day today ordering all to remain indoors. Broadcast of news which may disturb peace and tranquillity was also banned by the District Magistrate.

Sounds of firing, shouting of slogans were heard in most places and security personnel were finding it difficult to control the situation as large numbers of people were coming out. Large numbers of people including senior citizens were coming out and sleeping in market areas even though police dispersed them using tear gas shells and seized all clothes used to sleep on the roads. Many women are undergoing treatment at hospitals.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh who is camping in New Delhi said he will not come out until it has been confirmed that the Bill will not be introduced. He said he has been meeting central leaders and briefing them about the dangers Manipur and other north eastern states will be facing if the Bill is passed. He said most of the north eastern states were having protective laws however, Manipur has no protective laws like Inner Line Permit.
He said he has informed Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh that the situation in Manipur is extremely tense. As the central leaders were aware of the consequences the Bill may not be presented he said.
MANPAC the apex body of those against Citizenship Bill had decided to impose a 36-hour day shut down on Feb 11 and 12 and to control the situation curfew was imposed indefinitely. Movement of marriage ceremony, people going to airport were even stopped.
Suspension of internet services affected most services. The streets were littered with burning tyres, effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in various areas.

All the Congress leaders including former Chief Minister O Ibobi, President Gaikhangam, MLAs were in New Delhi and staged a protest on Tuesday. Congress leaders informed that the Congress party will oppose the Bill if it is introduced in Rajya Sabha.

Security was tightened at the residences of all legislators specially BJP, CM Secretariat, Raj Bhawan and BJP offices were barricaded by security personnel. Residences of BJP MLAs had been attacked by people since yesterday as a sign of protests.

MANPAC which is spearheading the protests said the relations between the region and New Delhi has been strained and New Delhi was least concerned about the wiping out of indigenous populace by the illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday participated in a protest by Trinamool Congress MPs in Parliament against alleged ”misuse” of the CBI by the Central government.
Congress leaders Anand Sharma also took part in the protest by Trinamool Congress MPs outside the Gandhi statue .
The TMC MPs were wearing black clothes.
The protesters also demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged corruption in the Rafale deal.

Information and Broadcasting Ministry will organise the First Annual Conference of Media Units under the Ministry on February 13.

The opening session of the Conference, to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, will be chaired by Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore

The Conference aims to give a unique platform to the officers of the Indian Information Service working under different Media Units to converge at an All-India level where they can discuss and deliberate upon the emerging areas of the evolving communication paradigm.

Through the Conference, the Ministry aims to strengthen synergy between the Media Units in order to ensure last mile delivery, while simultaneously brainstorm the use of new technology in communication.

The participants will also discuss the ways of using Social Media to reach target audience groups and push the boundaries of communication outreach in terms of geographical and cultural barriers.

NATO is planning for a potential rupture of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, but it does not want a new arms race and does not plan to deploy new ground-based missiles in Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday ahead of the NATO defense ministers’ meetings in Brussels.
“We urge Russia to take this opportunity [to fix alleged compliance breaches]. At the same time, we are planning for a world without the INF treaty. At this meeting of defense ministers we will discuss what steps NATO should take to adapt to a world with more Russian missiles and maintain effective deterrence and defense. I will not speculate on what those steps will be … Any steps we take will be coordinated, measured and defensive. And we do not intend to deploy new ground-based nuclear missile in Europe … NATO does not want a new arms race,” Stoltenberg told reporters.
The NATO chief added that the alliance would continue talking to Russia about the treaty.
“We have and we will meet to [talk with] the Russians to address the INF issue,” Stoltenberg said.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said that his government was not in favour of abruptly banning liquor as it may put life of people at risk , reiterating commitment to fulfill election promise for blanket ban on liquor in entire Chhattisgarh except tribal dominated areas,
Replying to a supplementary question of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, over liquor ban, during question hour in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, the CM said that his government was committed towards complete ban on liquor in Chhattisgarh except areas that are included in fifth schedule but it cannot be done abruptly.
According to Mr Baghel, the promises in election manifesto were made for the period of five years and banning liquor was one of the important commitments of his government therefore, it would be implemented soon.
A study team would visit all the states where liquor is prohibited and also the states where liquor was banned earlier but later the it was withdrawn, Baghel stated.
A meeting of all political parties would be convened on the issue during the ongoing session, Mr Baghel further said.
The decision on prohibiting liquor would be taken on consultation with social organisations, the CM further stated.
He remarked that nobody could ever imagine what his government had shown by procuring paddy at support price of Rs 2500 per quintal.
Earlier   Jogi said that Congress in its manifesto had promised of banning liquor in the areas except tribal areas of state.
He said that before including this promise in manifesto the party might have discussed this at length with all the sides and considered its pros and cons. Now, after the government has been formed what is the logic behind forming study team?
According to him, the liquor is ruining Chhattisgarh because children, aged persons and even women are consuming it.
Liquor should be banned to check ruining of state, he emphasised.
Earlier in reply to main question of BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar on this issue, it was informed that report of study team that was formed for liquor ban during previous government was received on December 10, 2018.
The Chief Minister said that new study team would be formed on consultation with ruling and opposition sides and social organisations.
Chandrakar alleged that old study team’s recommendation to increase number of liquor shops was being politicised even as the committee made some positive suggestions.(UNI)

Journalist Sankarshan Thakur will feature in ‘Patrakar: A forum for journalists’ a new, programme series being launched by the International Centre Goa (ICG) on Saturday.
Thakur, Roving Editor, The Telegraph, and author of The Brothers Bihari will be in conversation with Dr Pushkar, Director, ICG.
Addressing media persons in the city on Tuesday, Dr Pushkar said the programme, aimed to bring accomplished journalists to ICG, will engage both with their body of work and with current issues.
“The informal exchange between the moderator and the journalist will be in Q&A format. At the end of the programme, the audience will be invited to participate in the discussion. It is expected that the programme will be of interest to journalists, students and the larger public,” Dr Pushkar said.
Mr Thakur has covered some of the major events in South Asia such as Indira Gandhi’s assassination and consequent violence; Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 election (and every general election since then); the return of democracy to Pakistan, with Benazir Bhutto’s accession as prime minister (and the two elections that followed); the fall of Kabul to the Mujahedin; militancy and politics in Kashmir since 1989; and the 1999 Kargil war.
Thakur’s latest book, The Brothers Bihari (HarperCollins, 2015), a political reckoning of Bihar and its politics under former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be discussed during the course of the programme.

Following the death of three more people in this district of Uttar Pradesh, the toll in the Hooch tragedy increased to 90, while over three dozen people continue to undergo treatment in various hospitals, police sources said on Tuesday.
Sources said here that Dharm Pal (50), resident of Shivpur village in the Deoband police station area died in the hospital, whereas Jonny, resident of Kolki Kalan village in the Gagalhedi police station area and Kamal in Nangla Ahir village died on Monday night. Their families took the bodies without completing the postmortem facilities, sources added.
Meanwhile, an Special Investigation Team formed under ADG (Railway) Sanjay Singhal has started a probe into the deaths.
Mr Singhal is expected to personally meet the families of the deceased and issue a statement on Tuesday evening.
Commissioner CP Tripathi said that the investigation of the SIT will be completed in 10 days.
As of now, the dependents of 36 deceased people have been provided an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each.
Notably, dozens of people died after consuming spurious liquor in Saharanpur, Kushinagar and Uttarakhand between February 6 and 12.
The maximum deceased were from 16 villages of Saharanpur district’s Gagalheri, Nangal and Deoband police station area.
Saharanpur’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dinesh Kumar informed that the district police and the Haridwar police is carrying out joint action to crackdown on the centers selling illicit liquor.
The SSP claimed that all the liquor mafia had been identified, adding that 10 people were primarily involved in the spurious liquor case.
Mr Kumar said that Sardar Hardev Singh, resident of Punden village in the Gagalhedi police station area of Saharanpur, Sukhwinder Singh aka Sukha from the Chunheti Shekh village, their aide residing in neighbouring Ladi village Guru Sahab aka Ladi, Punden resident Tinku and Chunheti Shekh resident Sarvesh Gupta aka Pinky have been arrested.
The SSP said that the police was currently in search of Punden resident Lakhwinder aka Baba, Bhartu, a resident of Gram Punden, Rishipal, a resident of Gram Bhalsawa in Nangal police station area and Arjun, a resident of Gram Dadli Tejpur district in Haridwar, who were the members of the gang selling spurious liquor.
The SSP said that Ladi was earlier arrested and subsequently sent to jail in relation to selling illicit liquor in December.(UNI)

Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (Kotak Life) today announced the launch of #SelfieWorthTaking, a pioneering initiative in the Indian insurance space.
Based on facial analysis algorithm, this platform uses a selfie to determine the premium payable to buy a term plan.
Anyone with a smartphone with a camera can log on to the site insurance.kotak.com/selfie, click a selfie and access a term insurance quote based on the facial recognition algorithm. The launch was made in Mumbai, according to a release issued here.
Jasneet Bachal, Head – Marketing, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited, said, “Innovative experiences like #SelfieWorthTaking play a powerful role in helping us expand the insurance narrative to the young and digitally savvy consumers. It allows us to debunk the misconception that getting an insurance cover is a complicated and time consuming process, and expensive too. Now generating a term insurance quote will be as easy as clicking a selfie.”
In November 2013, ‘Selfie’ was announced as the ‘word of the year’ by Oxford Dictionary, but has been long associated with self-expression ever since the invention of the camera. Easy availability of smartphones accelerated this trend. Also, rapid growth of social media platforms further fuelled the momentum. Millennials dedicate roughly an hour each week to clicking selfies i.e., 7min/per selfie. People around the globe click pictures, and most of them are selfies.
With its campaign #SelfieWorthTaking, Kotak Life aims to make the selfie clicking experience a meaningful and a memorable one.(UNI)

Countering the Congress charge of ‘conflict of interest’ vis-a-vis Rafale deal against CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said despite thousands of crores of public money was saved, a new falsehood is being manufactured by the opposition party on a daily basis.

Lashing out at senior Congress leaders for what he said – displaying ‘slave mentality’, the Union Minister said, “Many of its (Congress) senior leaders lack the courage and moral authority to advise the dynasts to change course”.

“The ‘slave’ mentality of senior leaders convinces them that they must only sing the song scripted by the dynast. A contrarian opinion will cost them their political career. When the dynast speaks lies, they all join the chorus,” he wrote wrote in his Facebook blog.

Seeking to clear the air over the CAG and conflict of interest row, Mr Jaitley said Mr Mehrishi – the present CAG – was the Economy Affairs Secretary in 2014-15 and being the senior most at that point of time, he was also designated as the Finance Secretary.

“I say this without fear of contradiction that no file or paper relating to the Rafale transaction ever reached him nor was he in any way, directly or indirectly, associated with the decision making on defence purchases. Expenditure to be incurred on purchases by various departments of the Government needs the approval of Secretary (Expenditure),” Mr Jaitey wrote.

“How many lies need to be peddled to sustain a sinking dynasty,” he said in reference to Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his family.

“How many lies are necessary to be peddled to save a sinking dynasty? The contagion effect of falsehood is fairly large. It appears to have spread to other colleagues in the ‘Mahajhootbandhan’,” he wrote adding – “In relation to the Rafale deal where thousands of crores of public money has been saved, a new falsehood is manufactured on a daily basis”.

The Minister said : “The dynast knows that his Rs 500 crore vs Rs 1600 crore kindergarten argument was a fictional story and no one would ever buy it because facts don’t support it” – in reference to Mr Gandhi’s initial allegation against Rafale.

“Even before the contents of CAG report are known, a ‘Peshbandi’ attack on the institution of the CAG is launched. The dynast and his friends have in the past even attacked the Supreme Court when it rejected the writ petition on Rafale,” Mr Jaitley pointed.

He further wrote: “The entire pricing argument is factually wrong. The procedure argument that there was no Defence Acquisition Council, no CCS, no Contract Negotiation Committee is a blatant lie. The Rs 30,000 crore favour to a private company is non-existent”.

Referring to a recent media report which had ‘omitted’ the noting of the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, he said: “The use of sliced document by a newspaper is unprecedented in the history. The use of an incomplete document is certainly not in consonance with the spirit of free speech”.

“The ‘no integrity pact’ argument is belied by the fact that even in earlier purchases through inter-governmental agreement with Russia and the United States, such pacts were not there. Now without a shred of evidence, a fictional conflict of interest of the CAG is invented,” he said.

Expressing sorrow, the Minister asked how many lies are necessary to be peddled to save a sinking dynasty. Its contagion effects have spread to other colleagues in the ‘Mahajhootbandhan’.

He said India, certainly deserves better.

Uttar Pradesh government defended its act to stop Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on his way to Prayagraj on Tuesday.

In his defence, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath questioned Mr Yadav that why he was adamant to go to the Prayagraj when the district authorities of the holy city have denied permission to him.

“Was he going to create violence there?” the UP CM questioned.

Mr Yogi said that Akhilesh had gone to Prayagraj ten days back and suddenly he again wants to go there when the authorities had said that it can create law and order problem. “We will not compromise with law and order at any cost and whoever he might be,” the CM told mediapersons here.

“SP should refrain from its anarchist activities. Allahabad University claimed that Akhilesh’s visit may create law and order problem because of the dispute between student organisations. Hence the government took this step,” he asserted.

State parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, too in the state assembly, said that Mr Yadav was informed accordingly about the decision of the Prayagraj authority. “He still went to the airport just to create politics and to gain mileage,” he claimed.

On SP’s allegation that the BJP was strangulating democracy by preventing Akhilesh from going to Prayagraj, Mr Khanna said that it was the SP leaders who were violating law to create disturbances in the state.

He said in 2017, the Allahabad University students union had issued a direction that no politicians would be invited for any programme.

The BJP leader also denied the reports that Akhilesh was manhandled at the airport. “We are committed to maintain law and order and will do whatever is required,” he asserted.

BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak blamed the SP for trying to ‘create’ violence on the name of going to Allahabad University union function.

“It is the old habbit of the SP leaders and their rowdy acts to create law and order problem. But when BJP was trying to maintain law and order at any cost, these SP leaders were trying to take political mileage over the issue,” he alleged.(UNI)

The members of the Upper House on Tuesday sought Government’s attention over the plight of the retired Delhi University teachers who are yet to get their pension while salaries of primary teachers in coalfield areas are held back due to paucity of fund.

Raising the issue of the retired Delhi University teachers’ pension during zero hours, BJP member Rakesh Sinha said that around 600 retired teachers of DU, which is a central university, are yet to get their pension because of which they are under great financial stress.

“Some of them have died waiting for their pension which is very painful”, Mr Sinha said.

The bureaucrats and auditors are apparently responsible for this inordinate delay, he said and demanded immediate intervention of the Government on this issue.

While raising the issue of primary teachers of the Coalfield areas school, Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut also demanded the Government’s intervention as these teachers were hired on contract basis and being paid a very low salary.

“These primary teachers are not getting their salary for months and they have been hired on contract basis”, Mr Raut said.

He also said that these schools are run by the Government Public Sector Unit Coal India and its subsidiaries like BCCL, Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd, Eastern Coalfield Limited.

“The poor children of coal miners are studying in these schools and teachers are not getting their dues since many months”, he further said.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has also recommended to regularise these teachers immediately and must be given equivalent salary of government teachers, he added.(UNI)

A Delhi Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail application of Rajiv Saxena in AgustaWestland case.

The businessman was extradited to India on January 31 in connection with the alleged scam in the Rs 3,600 crore deal for the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland Company. He was allegedly operating a number of bank accounts in Switzerland in which huge amounts of money were deposited.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), after completion of ED remand of Saxena, produced him before the Court and submitted that it does not require extension of his remand.

In his bail plea Saxena said he has been providing all necessary information to the investigating agency and always cooperated in the investigation so he is not required for further custodial interrogation.

Seeking bail on medical grounds, his counsel said he is an extremely sick person with advanced terminal diseases. He has coronary heart disease with four stents in his heart and hypertension.

The Counsel further submitted that Saxena is battling an advanced stage of blood cancer and radiating back pain.

Upon hearing arguments on behalf of Directorate of Enforcement and Defence Counsel, Special Judge Arvind Kumar reserved the order on the bail application.(UNI)

The Delhi Government cancelled a grand and glittering cultural function to celebrate its completion of four years in office due to the tragic fire incident in a hotel here at

Karol Bagh in which 17 people lost their lives, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.

‘Due to the tragic fire incident in Karol Bagh where several people have lost their lives, today’s Vishal Dadlani’s program scheduled for this evening in Delhi, stands cancelled. Our heartfelt condolences for the grieving families,’ Mr Sisodia tweeted.

To mark the completion of four years of the Delhi Government, the Department of Art, Culture and Languages was schedule to organise the function that was to be presented by Bollywood singer Vishal Dadlani at 1730 hrs at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Government has ordered magistrate probe into the fire incident. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain inspected the Arpit Palace hotel in Central Delhi’s Karol Bagh where the fire incident took place.

The death toll in the massive fire broke out at the hotel here mounted to 17, while three others sustained injuries, fire officials said here.

According to the officials, the incident occurred at around 0435 hrs.(UNI)

The Vintage John Morris Fire Engine, manufactured in the year 1914, which was originally used by Nizam State Railway in the city of Hyderabad, got a prominent exhibit at the National Rail Museum, New Delhi.

The Fire Engine participated in the prestigious 53rd Statesman Vintage Car Rally held in the National Capital, New Delhi on Sunday and secured the Challenger Trophy, SCR said in a release here on Monday.

John Morris Fire Engine was the oldest participant in the rally which saw around 160 Vintage vehicles taking to the roads.

Grabbing attention of the huge Sunday crowd of Delhiites who thronged to witness one of the most prestigious Vintage car rally event in the country, the John Morris Fire Engine completed the full rally distance of 45 kms.

Only about 60 vehicles could cover the full length, while 100 dropped enroute owing to mechanical failures.

For the John Morris Fire Engine, the Challenger Trophy it bagged, marks a proud come back, since it earned the honors after a gap of 5 years.

The Vehicle is over 100 years old, having been procured in the year 1914 by the HEH Nizam State Railway for use in Hyderabad.

It is the only Vehicle in the World fitted with the original Shrewsbury and Challenger Solid Tyres and still retains all the original parts of its fire equipment.

It holds the Ajax Gun-Metal Turbine Pump as a part of its fire equipment. The Fire Engine graces the precincts of one of the best Railway Museums in the World, the National Rail Museum at New Delhi.

However, it is the SCR’s team of Technical personnel from Carriage Workshop, Lallaguda who are the experts in undertaking its regular maintenance.

The John Morris Fire Engine had participated in the car rally last year too, but could not complete the full distance owing to the engine condition.

This year, during the process of restoration of the John Morris Fire engine, private agencies were consulted who quoted an amount of Rs 50 lakhs for the restoration work.

But an 08 member team of Carriage Workshop, Lallaguda who are experts in the maintenance of the John Morris Fire Engine took up thechallenge and restored the vehicle using the resources available in-house and spending an amount of just Rs 2.3 lakh.

This fantastic job of the team earned recognition with the Ministry of Railways declaring an award of Rs 50, 000 for good maintenance.

SCR General Manager Gajanan Mallya, congratulated Vijay Kumar, Chief Workshop Manager, Carriage Workshop, Lallaguda for the laurels, the Vintage John Morris Fire Engine brought to the Zone and Indian Railways.

He was also appreciative of the 8 member maintenance team which successfully ensured that the Fire Engine takes to the road without any glitch.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government has encouraged private participation across the entire oil and gas value chain.
“India is becoming an attractive FDI destination. Companies like Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, TOTAL, Exxon-Mobil, BP and Shell are looking to increase their investments across the value chain,” said the PM while addressing large gathering of delegates from over 70 countries here at the second day of the 3-day Petrotech 2019. He also added, “India is making rapid strides towards a gas based economy. Over sixteen thousand kilometres of gas pipeline has been constructed and an additional eleven thousand kilometers is under construction.”
“Execution of three thousand, two hundred kilometers of gas pipeline in Eastern India has begun. This will connect North East India with the National Gas Grid.

“The 10th bid round for City Gas Distribution will be complete in a month’s time. This will cover over four hundred districts. It will extend coverage of City Gas Distribution to 70 percent of our population,” he stated.

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in January 2019, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 100,572 nos., lower by 12 pc, as compared to January 2018.

Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in January 2019 were at 40,886 nos., lower by 9 pc over January 2018, a release said

Global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in January 2019 were at 59,686 nos., lower by 15 pc, compared to January 2018.

Global wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover were 41,676 vehicles (JLR number for January 2019 includes CJLR volumes of 2,712 units).
Jaguar wholesales for the month were 12,904 vehicles, while Land Rover wholesales for the month were 28,772 vehicles.